New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania

In the summer of 1978, a mother and her four-year-old were stabbed to death in the quiet town of New Castle. Police suspected the husband, Lou Kadunce, but were unable to find either a weapon or a motive. Sitting in a Lawrence County jail in 1981, convicted serial killer Michael Atkinson accused Frank Costal--a carny, petty thief and Satanist--of having an affair with the Kadunce husband and participating in the murder. A series of intense trials ensued as Costal was convicted of the homicides and a jury found the husband not guilty. Questions surrounding the case gripped the region and grabbed headlines in the Pittsburgh Press. Author Dale Richard Perelman tells this tragic story.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 11/18/2019
ISBN: 9781540241412
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d